Some more Epiphone Casady questions

I just won one on german eBay.
I was thinking I would change the tuners to Hipshot ultralights to make the headstock less heavy. Has anyone done this? Will they fit?
What strings do you prefer on this bass?
What amp/speakers do you think brings out the best of this amazing instrument?

Hipshot makes several different models of Ultralights. Send them an email; they can probably make a model recommendation.

I have D'Addario XL's on mine; a lot of people swear by Dean Markley Super Steels on these.

These basses love tube amps. I get a great throaty low end with my JC and Ampeg SVT-II. Since it appears you are in Europe, try to find one of the Trace Elliot V-Series tube amps. I don't think the speaker configuration matters much.

I will 2nd the notion that the tuners on the Casady are too heavy..I have experienced no 'problems" with mine. Yet Hipshot makes several sizes of ultralites, and I do remember someone having installed some on a Casady...so it can be done.

I had been using TI Jazz Rounds on my Jack, and really liked it. The lighter strings were very easy to pay, and theu simply sang.....
I have recently started using TI Flats......and man oh man! Tone galore! A really wide range of available tones with these! It's almost like they were made for each other.

And yes, these basses do like tube amps, but great eresults are to be had from SS amps too! And, the Casady bass really comes to lfe when plugged into a SansAmp Bass Driver.

The strings I like best on my Casady are Dean Markley Blue Steels. If you want to use flats, try Rotosound 77s. I've never tried the TI flats.
I use an Ampeg B100R amp, which has a very nice tubish-like old school vibe. A Yamaha NE-1 parametric EQ set to the Deep 8 setting will give you an almost upright-like tone.

Thanks for all your feedback. Didn´t know you where bidding too Barroso. But I won
I hope to get the bass early next week. Cant hardly wait.
The one I tried in a store had rounds and I liked the sound of it. But I do have a set of TI flats somewhere.
I guess I will settle with the Dadarrio (sp?) slowounds on this one as I like them a lot.